INSTANT SUCCESS

4 Ladies joined us today for the first Family Taster Session and we used some of the tips we picked up at the Level 1 Coaching Course and applied them to each skill. First up it was putting, then full swing and finally chipping. The Centre provided courtesy coffee and teas and it was great that all 4 enjoyed the experience and to round of a very successful morning 1 of the Ladies decided immediately to join the Club.
Next up it was the development squads turn and 4 of them joined us for a 9 hole Texas Scramble. Blair, Conan, Dawn and Jackie ran out winners with an impressive 35. Stuart and Lochlan both played well and it’s great to see the week on week improvements.

UPDATE BEFORE A BUSY WEEKEND

Golfsixes - Ballumbe Castle become the 6th and final Club in our Section.

P&K Junior Meeting was held at Craigiehill last night and a lot of discussions took place on various aspects. Meeting was well attended and hopefully some new ideas will be put in place to enhance the transition from coaching to playing.
Bill Little and Mark Tinker kindly donated an assortment of Clubs and a full set of irons to our Club Hire Scheme.
2 more enquiries for membership !!! Have invited them both along on Sunday.
Our development squad are out tomorrow after the Family Taster session and on Sunday we have our Fun Texas Scramble where we predict a record turnout.

INSTANT RESPONSE

Another mum wants to come along to a Taster Session !!!

7th NEW MEMBER FOR 2019 JOINS

Ben makes it 7 for this year so far. Unbelievable and so many youngsters out there playing and having fun. Very pleased by the amount of family members who come along to support their kids it gives a great impression in the clubhouse of how well behaved the kids are and how big the section is becoming. Visitors and members alike are spreading the good news of our success by seeing this.        

SUPER SUNDAY

Fantastic turnout today, these fun events are proving more and more popular. 12 Juniors were joined by past Captain Alex and it was great to have him involved and to show his commitment and appreciation to Strathmore Juniors. We had 6 teams taking part in the Golfsixes Texas Scramble pairs/team format and it was brilliant. Dawn, Isabella and Rosie finished 3rd with 70 points, Fraser who had never played on the Course before and myself finished 2nd with a better back 6 but winners with a tremendous score of 71 points was Amy, Fraser and Murray. We were then joined by Cammy who was desperate to play after having to miss out yesterday afternoon and Stuart and Archie for a Texas Scramble on the big Course and Alex, Archie, Stuart and I managed to match yesterday’s 34 over 9 holes to run out winners. Met Ewan who was out with his dad on Leitfie. Dawn and I invited Kirsten and her parents along to plan her season and give her advice on Competitions that she should be playing in. This season is shaping up to be something incredible and watching the youngsters playing today makes everything we do so worthwhile. The ball striking, swings, short game and putting are improving every week and our newest players are adapting so well and for one young lad who was so nervous before we went out to see his confidence grow to a massive grin by the time we finished is what golf is all about.

BUSY SATURDAY

After spending last weekend at Level 1 Coaching and having it confirmed we were all competent at that level it was great to be back and passing on some of the things we learned to help our juniors improve. 8 players came to along to this mornings session where we concentrated on one of the must have skills, chipping. After a brief explanation on safety, grip, aim, stance and swing we were ready to go and it was amazing how quickly they all improved. We included a couple of skill tests and all were completed to great effect. Cammy could not stay so Dawn took the 3 older ones out first whilst I took the 4 younger ones out second. We heard a big roar from the 3rd green and assumed someone had chipped in but turned out they had just found Dawn’s second shot in the hole obviously for an eagle 2. Both Dawn and I were impressed with the standard of play today and the eagle helped them to a fantastic score of 34 for the 9 holes played. Great to see Ryan, Chloe and Zoe all out playing on the wee course. So encouraging. Looking forward to tomorrow’s fun event which could have a new format and a guest appearance.

WHAT AN EXCELLENT WEEKEND

Another busy weekend for Strathmore Junior Section. Megan took out Archie, Blair and Conan on Saturday and some impressive scoring. Today Kirsten led her team of Archie, Blair, Chloe and Stuart to pip Amy who had Fraser, Kian, Megan and our 6th New member of the season Isabella. So proud of these girls for their commitment and assistance. Dawn, Jackie, Frankie and I were away at Elwood doing our Level 1 Coaching Course and am delighted to announce we all passed the practical exam and just await the result of the 26 question multiple choice. We all worked very hard to achieve this with numerous nights of study and look forward to implementing all the skills we have learnt over the past 2 days programme. Early morning starts both days. The 2019 taster sessions are going to be amazing !!!